R&D expense · 2011–2025

Franklin Electric R&D expense

$20.0M−7.0% · FY2025

Franklin Electric (FELE) reported $20.0M in R&D expense for fiscal 2025, −7.0% year on year.

$8.2M2011$9.9M2012$16.8M2013$19.3M2014$18.4M2015$21.5M2016$20.8M2017$22.1M2018$20.8M2019$21.7M2020$17.3M2021$16.7M2022$17.7M2023$21.5M2024$20.0M2025
Franklin Electric — R&D expense, 2011–2025
Fiscal yearR&D expenseChangeFiling
FY20252025-12-31$20.0M−7.0%Open →
FY20242024-12-31$21.5M+21.5%Open →
FY20232023-12-31$17.7M+6.0%Open →
FY20222022-12-31$16.7M−3.5%Open →
FY20212021-12-31$17.3M−20.3%Open →
FY20202020-12-31$21.7M+4.3%Open →
FY20192019-12-31$20.8M−5.9%Open →
FY20182018-12-31$22.1M+6.3%Open →
FY20172017-12-31$20.8M−3.3%Open →
FY20162016-12-31$21.5M+16.8%Open →
FY20152016-01-02$18.4M−4.7%Open →
FY20142015-01-03$19.3M+14.9%Open →
FY20132013-12-28$16.8M+69.7%Open →
FY20122012-12-29$9.9M+20.7%Open →
FY20112011-12-31$8.2M—Open →

R&D expense — Research and development expense is what the company charged to R&D in the income statement for the year. Most companies report no R&D at all — the line is absent rather than zero — so this ranking covers the roughly 40% of filers that do.

Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026 · 2011–2025 compound annual growth +6.6%

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The numbers above are read from this document: 10-K · 0000038725-26-000009 · February 20, 2026

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